The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-10-06

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81 Peter "a, shall oDms 20 pass whose
ever nailsih npoB the bsDe u the Lord
shsil ht aArea. Isappose great mat,
a them called righi there sud 0cd saved
item. supposs some " them yer,
saiay u sAeJdias Tie blood q Jesu'
Crsi. lhtH haBds sers dripping with
la blood q Tie Soa. and yei they called
upoa God 10 bear then.
Ny dear threads. yea msy begef beat
ny solce sgain, And many, perhaps, arr
braripg il iof tee lrst time Your patti
sol mips have crossed tonight. aud, per.
laps msy not croa again. Let me plead
uith you 20, to bet lois night pass without
seeliag the Kingdom u God. II you are
not 10 the kingdom Of God male up your
iaial ihs, this shall be the night Of ysus
salvation; that tbis vill be the nigh. that
you shall ebay the voice Of the Son Of God.
/ REMEMBER preaching 10 Hartford, o., a
lea years ego. Gfose ore ming at the
Lolel snd this .sri came 10 my mind,
Let the wicked iorsske his way, the M.
righteous man bis thoughts; aud let him
return unto the Lord and be will have
mercy upon him, and to our God for be
will sbundantly pardon" II II came to
melonce | suppose il did dozen times
before ! got my breakfast ! had to speak
three times lha, day. aud ! said to myself.
II eanno, get up new thoughts on the
teit." However prepared . few thoughts
on that text, and went down to the rink
that night and preached upon that text,
Let the wicked forsake his way and the
nprighteons man his thoughts; and let him
return unto the Lord and be will have
mercy upon him; and TO our God, for he
will abundantly pardon" That night an
excursion train came in from the country
70 attend the meeting, and among others
there vas young man who brought in a
Bible class, and that teacher was upon the
platform. every little while he would bow
his head aud pray, "oh, God bless my
class tonight" My friends, | tell you il
MAS essy 10 preach that night. II always
80 easy to preach when the people arc
praying. Your prayers may do more good
than my preaching. Llfsing up prayer
tbat God may save souls here tonight may
be more effective than my preaching IN
reaching that result Five young men
OF that class sat together 10 one pew, and
aiterwsrd heard that they did not take their
ewes OF from me from the time ] com
manoed until | concluded. When
thought bad iipisbed my sermon was
led 10 make al exhortation. spent, per.
baps, i've or ten minutes applying that
text Ii seemed ss though | could not
let them 60. II seemed that night as
though | was speaking to some enc that
would never hear me again. lplead with
them TO break away from sin. The meet
ing hnaily broke up and went 10 the
hotel aud retired TO sleep. The next
morning about day break l heard al mus
nal uUise Ia tue hotel people were pass
ing hack aud forth IN the hallway in front
&, my door. aud | went ont TO make in
qalrs 10 regard TO II, When got out and
learned the cause Of the ecmmotlon ]
learned there bad been terrible accident,
aud that the excursion train IN passing
over a bridge had gone through it, and
many that heard me that night were in
eternity. Daring the day those five young
men who al the time OF the scciden, were
Standing on the platform Of the cars we're
discussing whether they would give up
40 o. not, aud upon the breskiDg Of that
bridge those five young men went into
stefni,y. The last sermon they ever beard
sas, Let The wicked iorsske bis wa. and
be unfiehteous man his thought, AID let
lln return un,o the Lord aud be will ave
peiey upon Inn, and 10 our G.d, Tor be
.lIl seundanIiy pardon. "
NJ dear hieuds, | beg u yon i,night,
Is itend, -and hope ! am fiieud Of
Ivery soul 10 this house to break III sln;
maze up yoor miad this night that you
sili break wiln siu, let il cost what il will.
n haleyrf tbst darling siu Is give IL up,
mad 'sosk fret the kingdom Of God and
us righteousness, aud all these things
hall be added unso you
lAfirr elosiag his regular discourse Mr.
loody Invited all who would like TO be-
ems CHRISTIANS and all who desired 10
go others Christians TO remain. A large
.umbrr remained and MIR Moody address.
q them as iollossj
The Arst sord that cali your attention
. il 10 the lst chapter Of John. the 18th
nd i2sh verses. "He came unto bis own,
"a hi. own received him not But as
aany as received him. to them gave be
oscr 10 become tie so1s Of God, even 10
} them thai believed on BIZ. name. Nov
Office ID Is nDt mere abstract doctrine.
. j. pcrson. Iaat person is Jesus Christ ,
remember going TO friend aud saying.
What is your ditiicultyi' II want to
ecome Chfis,isu bat don't know how {
, take the fra, step. said. The sin, I
ep Is 70 reoease Christ You eau do {
othins without him. You can DO any |
sing vith him. The sinner mus, begin 4